Word info

hypercorrect

Speech parts

1. hypercorrect - Adjective

2. hypercorrect - Verb

Meaning

hypercorrect (comparative more hypercorrect, superlative most hypercorrect)

(linguistics) Nonstandard because of a mistaken idea of standard usage.

(transitive, linguistics) To change (a word or phrase) to a nonstandard form in the mistaken belief that it is standard usage.

(transitive, rare) To correct excessively.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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